Read this passage: He remembered the advice of the old-timer in Sulphur Creek, and smiled. The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below. Well, here he was; he had had the accident; he was alone; and he had saved himself. Those old-timers were rather womanish, some of them, he thought. All a man had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right. Any man who was a man could travel alone. What can you infer about the man from the evidence in this passage from "To Build a Fire"? A. He is arrogant and overconfident in his own abilities. B. He remembers the advice of the old man in Sulphur Creek. C. He thinks that the old-timers are womanish. D. He had an accident and he is by himself in the cold.
Answers
"To Build a Fire" is a short story, which is written by Jack London. It is a story about a man, who goes out into the subzero forest of the Yukon Area, alongside his dog and ignoring the suggestions of an old man about the risks of going alone for the first time. The man underestimates the suggestions and succumbs to the harshest conditions, following putting himself in a dangerous situation.
Therefore, after reading the passage, "Option A: He is arrogant and overconfident in his own abilities" effectively infers about the man.
Arrogance and stupidity are represented in the man. For instance, he ventures out through a highly cold area alone, despite being his first time. He makes fun of the imperative advice of traveling with a partner as he thinks he comprehends all that he is doing. This arrogance results the man to place himself in a risky condition that was preventable, had he listened to the old man.
From the given passage of "To Build a Fire" the right choice that can infer about the man from the evidence in will be option c that he thinks that the old-timers are womanish.
He was thinking about the old timers as if they were womanish because the old man had adviced him that no man should travel alone.